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Genesis 29:1-14

1ThenJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290wentonhisjourney,andcametothelandאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofthechildrenoftheeastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

2AndhelookedH7200,and,behold,awellH875inthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704,and,lo,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.ShahH7969flocksH6629ofsheepצֹאן֙tzoNH6629lyingH7257therebyit;foroutofthatwellH875theywateredיַשְׁק֖וּyash.KuH8248theflocksH6629:andthestoneוְהָאֶ֥בֶןve.ha.'E.venH68uponthewell’smouthפִּ֥יpiH6310wasgreatH1419.

3AndthitherwerealltheflocksH6629gatheredוְנֶאֶסְפוּ־ve.ne.'es.fu-H622:andtheyrolledוְגָלֲל֤וּve.ga.la.LuH1556thestoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68fromthewell’smouthפִּ֣יpiH6310,andwateredוְהִשְׁק֖וּve.hish.KuH8248thesheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629,andputthestoneהָאֶ֛בֶןha.'E.venH68againuponthewell’smouthפִּ֥יpiH6310initsplaceלִמְקֹמָֽהּ׃lim.ko.MahH4725.

4AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290saidH559untothem,Mybrethren, whenceareye?AndtheysaidH559,OfHaranמֵחָרָ֖ןme.cha.RanH2771arewe.

5AndhesaidH559untothem,Knowהַיְדַעְתֶּ֖םhay.da'.TemH3045yeLabanלָבָ֣ןla.VanH3837thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNahorנָח֑וֹרna.ChorH5152?AndtheysaidH559, Weknowיָדָֽעְנוּ׃ya.Da.'e.nuH3045him.

6AndhesaidH559untothem,Isitwellwithhim?AndtheysaidH559,Itiswell:and,behold,Rachelרָחֵ֣לra.ChelH7354hisdaughterבִּתּ֔וֹbi.ToH1323comethwiththesheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

7AndhesaidH559,Lo,itisyetH5750highdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,neitherisittimeעֵ֖ת'etH6256thatthecattleshouldbegatheredהֵאָסֵ֣ףhe.'a.SefH622together:waterהַשְׁק֥וּhash.KuH8248yethesheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,andgoandfeedH7462them.

8AndtheysaidH559,Wecannot,untilalltheflocksH6629begatheredיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ye.'a.se.FuH622together,andtheyrollוְגָֽלֲלוּ֙ve.ga.la.LuH1556thestoneהָאֶ֔בֶןha.'E.venH68fromthewell’smouthפִּ֣יpiH6310;thenwewaterוְהִשְׁקִ֖ינוּve.hish.Ki.nuH8248thesheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

9WhilehewasyetH5750speakingמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696withthem,Rachelוְרָחֵ֣ל׀ve.ra.ChelH7354cameH935withherfather’sלְאָבִ֔יהָle.'a.Vi.haH1sheepהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629;forshekeptthem.

10Anditcametopass,whenJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290sawH7200Rachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofLabanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251,andthesheepH6629ofLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837hismother’sאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251,thatJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290wentnear,androlledוַיָּ֤גֶלvai.Ya.gelH1556thestoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68fromthewell’smouthפִּ֣יpiH6310,andwateredוַיַּ֕שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248theflockH6629ofLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837hismother’sאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

11AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290kissedH5401Rachelלְרָחֵ֑לle.ra.ChelH7354,andliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphisvoiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963,andweptוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃vai.Ye.vekH1058.

12AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290toldH5046Rachelלְרָחֵ֗לle.ra.ChelH7354thathewasherfather’sאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1brotherH251,andthathewasRebekah’ssonבֶן־ven-H1121:andsheranH7323andtoldH5046herfatherלְאָבִֽיהָ׃le.'a.Vi.haH1.

13AnditcameH935topass,whenLabanלָבָ֜ןla.VanH3837heardH8085thetidingsofJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290hissister’sאֲחֹת֗וֹ'a.cho.ToH269sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,thatheranH7323tomeethim,andembracedH2263him,andkissedH5401him,andbroughtH935himtohishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004.AndhetoldLabanלְלָבָ֔ןle.la.VanH3837allthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

14AndLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidH559tohim,Surelyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389thou artmyboneעַצְמִ֥י'atz.MiH6106andmyfleshוּבְשָׂרִ֖יu.ve.sa.RiH1320.Andheabodewithhimthespaceofamonthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320.

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